ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 219497
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| Date: | Thursday 16 December 1943 |
| Time: | 20:20 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 207 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EE141 |
| MSN: | EM-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Am Buchenberg 18, Berlin-Hermsdorf -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Spilsby, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 16:33 for an operation to Berlin.
Claimed shot down by Feldwebel Herbert Herre of the 3./JG 302 (flying a Bf 109G from Jüterbog-Waldlager airfield) and by heavy Flak.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Ralph James Allen RAF 133943 [PoW] (NCO:1293027 Commission Gazetted : Friday 18 December, 1942)
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Derrick John Pepall RAF 910553 [PoW]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Eric Hay Stephenson RAF 143760 [PoW] (NCO:1804342 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 06 July, 1943)
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Joseph Alfred Brindle RAF 1337615 [PoW]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant William John Vowles RAF 1318381 [PoW]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Robert James Stone RCAF R/161496 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Ernest John Takle RAFVR 1408456 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=EE141
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2018 20:42 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 15-Dec-2018 17:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 05-Aug-2023 14:24 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Operator, Departure airport, Operator]] |
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